Retail industry

Women bosses? No thanks

Article Abstract:

Employees in the UK would generally rather work for a man than for a woman, according to an increasing number of reports. This is even the case among female employees. This is partly because, in many industries, women have had to struggle to reach positions of authority and therefore expect their employees to work extremely hard too. Some observers feel that women in positions of authority may be being judged unfairly, particularly if they deviate from widely-held notions of what is appropriate female behaviour.

A steep learning curve

Article Abstract:

It is becoming increasingly common for UK companies to send their graduate recruits to extreme climates for assessment and training. These exercises are sometimes used at the selection stage, while other employers use them to identify the roles that would suit particular graduates after they have been recruited. Graduate recruits who are sent to Finnish Lapland, for example, find that the very unfamiliar surroundings allow them to use their imagination and become more aware of their good and bad qualities.

Well armed for a job on Civvy Street

Article Abstract:

The UK Army is to run a new advertising campaign to assist in meeting its goal of recruiting almost 1,000 graduates each year for officer training. The Army offers many opportunities for graduates to develop skills that will be useful to them in other careers too.